U.S., Russian Soyuz Crew Launches, Docks To Space Station

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner.
Credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
Russia’s Soyuz MS-26 launched to and docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sept. 11 to deliver NASA astronaut Don Pettit and cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner for a six-month mission and kick off a semiannual crew exchange aboard the orbital lab. Launched atop a three-stage...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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